Villa completes $10M capital campaign

Citizen Staff Reports 10/02/12

St. Joseph’s Villa recently completed its five-year, $10-million capital campaign, which funded improvements to campus safety, accessibility and infrastructure. Known as the “Believing Is Seeing Campaign,” this was the first large-scale fundraising campaign undertaken by the Villa in its 178-year history.

With the support of 510 campaign donors—one-third of whom gave to the Villa for the first time—the amount raised totaled more than $10.7 million. All donors were invited to witness the public unveiling of the campaign total and walkway stones set in their honor Sept. 27 at a celebration on the Villa grounds.

“The Villa’s transformation literally paves the way for new and exciting opportunities to better serve the region’s most at-risk and disadvantaged populations for generations to come,” said Kathleen Burke Barrett, chief executive officer of St. Joseph’s Villa.

The campaign helped to fund:

• a new perimeter road and pedestrian avenue to separate pedestrians from high-volume vehicular traffic and safely connect campus resources;

• increased handicapped accessibility across campus;

• a new underground infrastructure and fiber optic technology;

• a renovation of the gymnasium;

• a new culinary arts center that trains students in life and career skills;

• restoration of the central garden and green spaces to promote modern practices in outdoor learning and therapy.

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